fabiolous:A word used to describe the photo of Fabio and Nan McCarthy, author
of the cybernovel CHAT. If you find this fabiolous photo
on the Rainwater Press Web site and tell us the secret password, you'll
receive 10% off CHAT when you order directly from Rainwater Press.

face out:To display books on a shelf so that their front covers are showing,
as opposed to spine out.

facing page:A page that forms a spread.

fair use:The legal use of a limited portion of copyrighted material without permission
from the copyright owner for the purpose of newswriting, for example.

fake-color:The process of producing a color illustration by using one image as
a key and manually making the other separations from it.

fan guide:A sample booklet of colors used for choosing and specifying color in
which the pages fan out so that various colors can be compared.

fanout:
The distortion of paper on press due to absorption of moisture at the edges
of the paper.

FAQ:Frequently Asked Questions. A list of commonly asked questions and answers
posted on an online service, mailing list, or forum to reduce the number
of beginner questions for a particular topic.

feeder:The section of a sheet-fed printing press that
separates the sheets and feeds them in position for printing.

felt side:The smoother side of paper for printing; the top side of the sheet of
paper in papermaking.

filler:White pigments such as clay, titanium dioxide, and calcium carbonate
that are added to paper in order to improve its opacity,
brightness, and printing surface.

filling in:A condition in which the ink fills the area between halftone dots or
plugs up the type, such as in the letter "e." Also called filling up.

filling up:A condition in which the ink fills the area between halftone dots or
plugs up the type, such as in the letter "e." Also called filling in.

fine etching:The process of etching dots on metal to correct tone values when making
printing plates.

firewall:In online networks, a security system often used by corporations that
prevents outsiders from entering the local network.

first edition:The original printing from the original, unchanged plates and materials.

first serial rights:The right to publish a serialized version of a work before the work
in its entirety is actually published.

fixing:The process of making a photographic image insensitive to further exposure.

flame:A public electronic message posted on a BBS, online
service, or the Internet that personally attacks another individual or organization.

flap copy:The text that appears on the front or back flaps of a dust
jacket.

flash exposure:The supplementary exposure given to strengthen the dots in the shadow
areas of negatives.

flat (adjective):An image that is lacking in contrast.

flat (noun):Completely assembled film ready for platemaking.

flat etching:The chemical reduction of the silver deposit in a continuous-tone
or halftone plate, produced by placing it in a tray
of etching solution.

flat fee:A one-time payment, as opposed to a royalty fee which involves payments
at regular intervals. Sometimes called work for hire.

flexography:
A type of printing that uses rubber printing plates.

flier:
A one-page, unfolded printed promotional piece.

flop:
To flip an image so that it appears reversed.

flow:
The ability of an ink to spread over the surface of the rollers on a press.

flush:
To align text or images along one edge of a page layout.

flush cover:A cover that has been trimmed the same size as the inside, bound text
pages, such as on a perfect-bound book.

flush left:Lines of type that are aligned along the left margin of a page, leaving
the right edge ragged.

flush paragraph:A paragraph with no indentation.

flush right:Lines of type that are aligned along the right margin of a page, leaving
the left edge ragged.

flying paster:An automatic pasting device that splices a new roll of paper onto a
roll that is about to run out without stopping the press.

FOB:
Free On Board. Often used when delivering printed materials, in the context
of "Free On Board origin," which means the addressee pays the shipping costs,
or "Free On Board destination," which means the shipper pays the shipping
costs.

fog:
The density of the non-image areas in a photograph.

fold:
To double a sheet of paper over itself.

fold mark:Dashed or dotted lines printed on a sheet of paper to indicate where
it should be folded.

folio:A page number, often placed at the top of a page outside the running
head. If placed at the bottom of the page, the number is a drop
folio.

font:In hot metal composition, a font was all the characters that made up
a complete typeface at a particular point size. In electronic publishing,
the term "font" is used to mean a complete typeface design in any or all
point sizes.